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You will receive herewith a copy of our letter of the 16th instant, whereby you are appointed our agent to superintend all our business in Europe. This goes by the Continental ship-of-war called the Reprisal, Lambert Weeks [Wickes], commander.
The value of this indigo is particularly intended to be lodged with your banker in Paris, for the use and subject to the order of Dr. Franklin, Silas Deane...
Date: 25 October 1776
Volume: Volume 6
This you'll receive P the Ship called the Betsey Frigate Capt Thomas Palmer Commander, with a Load of masts, planck; Staves &con the Acct of the United States of Amarica, I am informed, by a Letter from the Honbl Robert Morris Esqr President of the Continental Secret Committee that you are Appointed Superintending Agent for the States in France, Iv'e therefore Consigned the Ship to you or...
Date: 10 December 1776
Volume: Volume 7
I have this Day Received a Letter from the Honble the Commissioners at Paris informing me that the Captains Wicks Nicholson & Johnson are by the Express orders of the Congress under their Direction only & in consequence of that Authority they Direct me to take the charge of these Vessells &the prizes they have sent or may in future send into this or any other French port2 ...
Date: 9 July 1777
Volume: Volume 9
This serves to inclose the Invoice & Bill of Loading for a Cargo shipp'd on Board the Brig Tryton1 Peter Collis2 by Order of the Commercial Committee of Congress to your Address which I wish safe to hand and to a good Markett, the Seed is of the best Quality & excellently well cleans'd, the Ash is also of the best Quality. I expected to have got this Vessell away a...
Date: 9 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11
I had ye. pleasure of writing to you the 4th. Instant by Mr. Stevenson1 a countryman of yours & a Gentleman that I trust you will find very deserving of yr. civilities & who I think you may safely trust any letters to, as he carries several dispatches to Congress wch. he is to deliver himself & consequently will go in...
Date: 8 January 1778
Volume: Volume 11